South African cricket team in West Indies in 1991-92

Infobox_Cricket_series_begin
series_name = South Africa in West Indies 1991-92
team1_

team1_name = South Africa
team2_
| team2_name = West Indies
from_date = 7 April
to_date = 23 April 1992
team1_captain = Kepler Wessels
team2_captain = Richie Richardson
Infobox_Cricket_series_tests
no_of_tests = 1
team1_tests_won = 0
team2_tests_won = 1
team1_tests_most_runs = Andrew Hudson (163)
team2_tests_most_runs = Jimmy Adams (90)
team1_tests_most_wickets = Richard Snell (8)
team2_tests_most_wickets = Curtly Ambrose (8)
player_of_test_series = Curtly Ambrose (WI)
Andrew Hudson (RSA)
Infobox_Cricket_series_ODI
no_of_ODIs = 3
team1_ODIs_won = 0
team2_ODIs_won = 3
team1_ODIs_most_runs = Hansie Cronje (87)
team2_ODIs_most_runs = Phil Simmons (226)
team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Adrian Kuiper (4)
team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Winston Benjamin (5)
Anderson Cummins (5)
player_of_ODI_series = -

The South Africa national cricket team toured the West Indies in the 1991-92 season. The tour marked the first-ever official Test and One Day International matches between the two teams. It was also South Africa's first Test match series since their reintroduction to the sport after being suspended in 1970 due to the apartheid regime.

The tour consisted of 3 One-day Internationals and 1 Test match against the West Indies. All four matches were won by the West Indies.

quads

Match details

1st ODI: West Indies v South Africa at Kingston, 7 April 1992

Limited overs international
date = 7 April 1992
team1 = cr-rt|West Indies
score1 = 287/6 (50 overs)
team2 = cr|RSA
score2 = 180 (42.2 overs)
runs1 = Phil Simmons 122 (113)
wickets1 = Adrian Kuiper 3/33 (5 overs)
runs2 = Andrew Hudson 50 (70)
wickets2 = Winston Benjamin 3/45 (9.2 overs)
result = cr|West Indies won by 107 runs
report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_WI/RSA_WI_ODI1_07APR1992.html (scorecard)]
venue = Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
umpires = Steve Bucknor and Glenroy Johnson
motm = Phil Simmons

2nd ODI: West Indies v South Africa at Port-of-Spain, 11 April 1992

Limited overs international
date = 11 April 1992
team1 = cr-rt|RSA
score1 = 152 (43.4 overs)
team2 = cr|West Indies
score2 = 154/0 (25.5 overs)
runs1 = Jonty Rhodes 45 (71)
wickets1 = Curtly Ambrose 3/24 (7.4 overs)
runs2 = Brian Lara 86 (91)
wickets2 =
result = cr|West Indies won by 10 wickets
report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_WI/RSA_WI_ODI2_11APR1992.html (scorecard)]
venue = Queen's Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
umpires = Lloyd Barker and Clyde Cumberbatch
motm = Brian Lara

3rd ODI: West Indies v South Africa at Port-of-Spain, 12 April 1992

Limited overs international
date = 12 April 1992
team1 = cr-rt|RSA
score1 = 189/6 (50 overs)
team2 = cr|West Indies
score2 = 190/3 (43 overs)
runs1 = Kepler Wessels 45 (77)
wickets1 = Roger Harper 2/31 (10 overs)
runs2 = Phil Simmons 104 (139)
wickets2 = Meyrick Pringle 1/6 (5 overs)
result = cr|West Indies won by 7 wickets
report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_WI/RSA_WI_ODI3_12APR1992.html (scorecard)]
venue = Queen's Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
umpires = Lloyd Barker and Clyde Cumberbatch
motm = Phil Simmons

Only Test: West Indies v South Africa at Bridgetown, 18-23 April 1992

Test match
date = 18 April - 23 April
team1 = cr-rt|West Indies
team2 = cr|RSA

score-team1-inns1 = 262
runs-team1-inns1 = Keith Arthurton 59
wickets-team1-inns1 = Richard Snell 4/83

score-team2-inns1 = 345
runs-team2-inns1 = Andrew Hudson 163
wickets-team2-inns1 = Jimmy Adams 4/43

score-team1-inns2 = 283
runs-team1-inns2 = Jimmy Adams 79*
wickets-team1-inns2 = Richard Snell 4/74

score-team2-inns2 = 148
runs-team2-inns2 = Kepler Wessels 74
wickets-team2-inns2 = Curtly Ambrose 6/34

result = cr|West Indies won by 52 runs
venue = Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
umpires = David Archer and Steve Bucknor
motm = Curtly Ambrose and Andrew Hudson
report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_WI/RSA_WI_T_18-23APR1992.html (scorecard)]
rain =

The Test match was South Africa's first since their return to international cricket, and so 10 players were making their Test match debuts (Kepler Wessels had previously played for Australia). For the West Indies, 3 players made their debuts — Jimmy Adams, David Williams and Kenny Benjamin. The selection of Benjamin in particular had been a contentious issue. The Barbados crowd had expected Anderson Cummins, a Barbadian and a local favourite, to make his debut in this match in front of his home fans. However, the West Indian selectors opted for Benjamin instead. As a result, many fans chose to boycott the match in protest.

South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first. The West Indies had reached 219/3, but collapsed to 262 all out. Notable contributions came from Keith Arthurton (59), Desmond Haynes (58) and Richie Richardson (44), and Richard Snell picked up 4 wickets for South Africa.

South Africa batted throughout the whole of the second day and into the third, racking up a score of 345 all out. A century from Andrew Hudson (163) formed the backbone of the innings with some support from Kepler Wessels (59). Debutant Jimmy Adams used his part-time spin bowling to pick up 4 wickets.

In their second innings, the West Indies scored 283 all out with help from Brian Lara (64) and Jimmy Adams (79*). Allan Donald and Richard Snell took 4 wickets each. This left South Africa requiring 201 runs for victory.

After the loss of two early wickets to Curtly Ambrose, half-centuries from Kepler Wessels (74) and Peter Kirsten (52) steadied the South African innings. However, after Wessels' dismissal to Courtney Walsh, South Africa collapsed from 123/2 to 148 all out as Ambrose (6 wickets) and Walsh (4 wickets) demolished the rest of the batting line-up. Four players were out for ducks, and after Wessels and Kirsten, the next highest score was only 4.

Curtly Ambrose and Andrew Hudson were jointly named Men of the Match — Ambrose for his match-winning spell of 6/34 and Hudson for his 163.

External sources

* [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1991-92/RSA_IN_WI/ Cricinfo]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/WI/1991-92_WI_South_Africa_in_West_Indies_1991-92.html CricketArchive]

References

* "Playfair Cricket Annual"
* "Wisden Cricketers Almanack" (annual)